Setting up my boot camp business in someone else's gym

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Setting up my boot camp business in someone else's gym

I have a new boot camp/personal training business. I recently agreed to work with a local gym, using their facility to conduct indoor boot camp training. The gym owner is pleased and wants me to schedule regular classes, but he wants to offer me only 50% of the client fee. he claims cost of gym, equipment, insurance, etc.

It sounds like I'd be his employee and at risk. I imagine he could dismiss me at any time and keep the clients for himself???

Is this fair? Should I expect a large share? How do I formalize the agreement to protect myself?

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Boot Camp Fees
by: Michael Harrison

You're either going to be paying a "Floor Fee" which is a monthly rent charge or you can pay a per centage.

If you're new and don't have a lot of clients, you should consider the per centage option as it protects you from investing a lot of your money without a guarantee of getting a lot of clients. The other point to consider is: Are these clients who are already members of the gym or are they new clients you are bringing into the gym. If you're a super awesome Trainer and people are flocking to your classes from all over, why don't you find a local park and hold your classes out there? Then you can keep all of the money for yourself.

Bottom line, if you conduct business in someone else's gym, you should expect to pay for the liberty of using their facility. They have bills to pay and running a gym is expensive.

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